Leadership Team

Michael Jacoby is the Executive Director and CEO of the Illinois Association of School Business Officials. He has served as an educator for 40 years - six years in the classroom, 16 years as a school business official, four years as Superintendent of Schools and 14 years with Illinois ASBO. His passion for leadership development is well known as the content leader of the Illinois ASBO Leadership Center. He completed the Leadership Development Program at the Center for Creative Leadership in 2005, and became a certified trainer in LIFO, the Life Orientations Survey, in 2009. In the role of Superintendent, he led his Cabinet and Administrative Council to establish an ethic of leadership development that still exists today. He has led many strategic planning efforts for school districts and other organizations, and mentors leaders throughout the US.

Dr. Jacoby has also been an adjunct professor for Northern Illinois University, Southern Illinois University, Aurora University and Loyola University-Chicago for over 20 years. He served as Chairman of the ASBO International Editorial Board for School Business Affairs, is the current Editor of the Journal of School Business Management and has authored numerous articles and has been a leadership facilitator for Illinois ASBO, Manitoba ASBO, Washington ASBO, Oregon ASBO, Alaska ASBO, Indiana ASBO, the ASBO International Leadership Conference and for seven ASBO International Annual Meetings on the subject of “The Character of Ethical Leadership.”

Craig Collins recently retired after completing 32 years as a public school administrator in Illinois. For the past 15 years, Craig held the position of Assistant Superintendent-Human Resources in Geneva Community Unit School District 304. A graduate of St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, Craig holds a Masters Degree in Educational Administration from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.

A strong proponent of leadership development, Craig has played an active role in advancing Illinois ASBO’s efforts to better support and nurture school administrators in their leadership roles. Craig currently serves as a Professional Development Coordinator for Illinois ASBO. In this position, he develops and facilitates Administrator Academies, serves as a consultant to Illinois school districts, and plans and implements professional development activities to school leaders, especially those outside the Chicago metropolitan area.

Craig is a certified Life Orientations (LIFO) trainer. He has completed the Principles and Practices of Organizational Development program at Columbia University in New York City, a program preparing individuals to serve as consultants to business, industrial and educational organizations.